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The Best Films Out Now
The Best Films Out Now
theartsdesk recommends the top movies of the moment
Monday, 05 October 2020
Nicole Beharie and Alexis Chikaeze in Miss Juneteenth
There are films to meet every taste in theartsdesk's guide to the best movies currently on release. In our considered opinion, any of the titles below is well worth your attention.
Enola Holmes ★★★★ Millie Bobby Brown gives the patriarchy what-for in a new Sherlock-related franchise
Eternal Beauty ★★★★ Craig Roberts's fantasy conjurs surreal images and magnetic performances
I'm Thinking of Ending Things ★★★★ Charlie Kaufman's eerie road trip through love and loss
Les Misérables ★★★★★ An immersive, morally complex thriller set in the troubled suburbs of present day Paris
Max Richter's Sleep ★★★★ Meditative new documentary perfectly captures the composer’s boldest experiment
Miss Juneteenth ★★★★ Debuting director Channing Godfrey Peoples brings some heart to pageantry
Monsoon ★★★★ Developing the subtle palette of his debut 'Lilting', Hong Khaou's second feature broadens its horizons
Rocks ★★★★★ Sarah Gavron and Theresa Ikoko’s collaboration pays off in this impressively well-crafted neo-realist drama
The Devil All The Time ★★★★ Anthony’s Campos’ blood-drenched period tale based on Donald Ray Pollak’s novel
The Painted Bird ★★★★ A bestial horror conveyed with beauty
The Trial of the Chicago 7 ★★★★ A political drama that speaks to today’s politically turbulent world
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